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保罗·格雷厄姆:天才的车票理论·第7则
保罗·格雷厄姆《《天才的车票理论》》· The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius · 领导 · 人性 · 认知 · 行动
Notes [1] There are other types of collecting that illustrate this point better than bus tickets, but they're also more popular. It seemed just as well to use an inferior example rather than offend more people by telling them their hobby doesn't matter. [2] I worried a little about using the word "disinterested," since some people mistakenly believe it means not interested. But anyone who expects to be a genius will have to know the meaning of such a basic word, so I figure they may as well start now. [3] Think how often genius must have been nipped in the bud by people being told, or telling themselves, to stop messing about and be responsible. Ramanujan's mother was a huge enabler. Imagine if she hadn't been.
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定位:Essay, additional excerpt 7 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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注释里提到,其他类型的收集比公交票更能说明问题,但更流行,用较差的例子以免冒犯更多人。作者担心“disinterested”一词被误解为“不感兴趣”,但想成为天才的人应该知道这个词的意思。最后指出,天才常被“别瞎搞了,要负责任”这类话扼杀,比如拉马努金的母亲就是巨大的支持者,想象一下如果她没有。
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这是保罗·格雷厄姆《公交票理论》的注释部分,补充说明例子选择和天才被扼杀的现象。
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